Total bridges
449
Public highway bridges in Washington County
County profile · official public datasets
Washington County, AR
449 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 22.3% rated Good, 70.8% Fair, 6.9% Poor.
- 449
- Public bridges
- 22.3%
- Good condition
- 6.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Washington County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 51st
- of 75 on Poor share
- 6.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 449
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Washington County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Washington County ranks #51 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.9%). Washington County, Arkansas contains 449 public highway bridges. Roughly 22.3% are rated “Good,” 70.8% “Fair,” and 6.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
22.3%
100 of 449 rated 7-9
Fair condition
70.8%
318 of 449 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.9%
31 of 449 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#51 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 449 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 22.3% (100)
Fair 70.8% (318)
Poor 6.9% (31)
Washington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 44,785 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,445 crossings a day against 7,949 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 449 of 449 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
29.4% of Washington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
132 of the 449 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 22.3% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 29% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
East Huntsville Rd over Spout Spring Br. - Fay., built 1940, carries 13,000 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 31-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 44,785 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Washington County's bridges were built
449 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1920s 13
1920–1929
13 bridges
- 1930s 30
1930–1939
30 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s 28
1960–1969
28 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
74 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
76 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
95 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
59 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
44 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 95 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Arkansas average (1980).
How Washington County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Washington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.9% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1986 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County (this page) | 449 | 22.3% | 70.8% | 6.9% | 1982 |
| Craighead County | 442 | 65.8% | 31% | 3.2% | 1995 |
| Benton County | 410 | 49% | 47.1% | 3.9% | 1992 |
| Jefferson County | 336 | 68.8% | 26.2% | 5.1% | 1987 |
| Sebastian County | 331 | 34.4% | 59.8% | 5.7% | 1979 |
| White County | 322 | 44.1% | 50.6% | 5.3% | 1978 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Washington County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Washington County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (449 bridges here).
- Sioux County, IA · 449 bridges
- Barton County, KS · 449 bridges
- Grady County, OK · 449 bridges
- Dauphin County, PA · 449 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Milwaukee County, WI · avg 1982 · 893 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · avg 1982 · 727 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (318)
Paschal Road-Wash.
FairOver: Middle Fork White River
1.0 MILE East Jct CR.43, Washington, AR
Built 2004 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 115
State Highway 265
FairOver: Stream - Washington Co.
5.61 Mi N.W. Jct 170&265, Washington, AR
Built 2003 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 670
Hubbard Road
FairOver: Illinois River - Wash.
0.01 MI W OF SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 273
Clear Creek Drive
FairOver: Clear Creek - Wash. Co.
0.58MI E OF SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 1978 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 58
Washington Ave
FairOver: Spout Spring Branch-Wash
0.1MI S. OF SOUTH STREET, Washington, AR
Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 8
CAMELLIA LANE
FairOver: Creek - Fayetteville
0.1 MI N US 62, Washington, AR
Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 961
State Highway 16
FairOver: Stream - Wash. Co.
1.0 MI S JCT SH 74, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,720
SH 16-Wash Co.
FairOver: Stream
4.50 MI NW OF MADISON CO, Washington, AR
Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,700
US 71
FairOver: Ditch - Washington Co.
5.0 MI NE OF SH 74, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,800
SH 156-Washington
FairOver: Dakota Stream
0.17 M E OF OK ST LINE, Washington, AR
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 660
State Highway 265
FairOver: Fall Creek
2.63 MI W OF JCT SH 170, Washington, AR
Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 662
SH 16 - Washington
FairOver: Spout Spring Branch
0.1 MI E JCT US 71B & 16, Washington, AR
Built 1968 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 14,934
State Hightway 265
FairOver: Creek
0.3 MI S JCT US 71 & 265, Washington, AR
Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,000
State Highway 74
FairOver: Hutchens Creek-Wash
1.8 MI E OF US 71 JCT, Washington, AR
Built 1993 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 590
Gregg Street
FairOver: Sublet Creek
0.5 MI S 71B/17B, Washington, AR
Built 2007 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 22,000
Mineral Springs Rd
FairOver: Dye Creek-Washington Co.
1.3 MI E JCT US 71, Washington, AR
Built 1928 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 895
Blue Springs Road
FairOver: Beaver Lake Wash. Co.
0.8 MI S SH 412, Washington, AR
Built 1964 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,844
East First Street
FairOver: Creek - Elkins
0.20 MI N SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1941 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 85
East Sycamore St.
FairOver: Sublett Cr.-Fayetteville
0.11 E HWY 71B, Washington, AR
Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,500
S. Whitehouse Road
FairOver: Nuben Creek - Wash. Co.
2.25 MI S SULPHUR CITY, Washington, AR
Built 1984 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 160
Brookhaven Drive
FairOver: Branch of Mud Creek-Wash
@ JCT OF OLD MISSOURI RD, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 5,700
Broyles Road
FairOver: Owl Creek
0.6 Mi So. Hwy 16, Washington, AR
Built 2008 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,400
N. Broyles Street
FairOver: N Fork Farmington Branch
0.25 Mi N Jct Hwy 62, Washington, AR
Built 2008 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 5,900
Broyles Road
FairOver: Goose Creek
1.25 Mi N Hwy 62, Washington, AR
Built 2008 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,400
Shady Grove Road
FairOver: Creek - Washington Co.
0.16 East of Johnson Rd., Washington, AR
Built 2010 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,800
SH 59-Wash Co.
FairOver: Stream
4.86 M S OF BENTON COL, Washington, AR
Built 1952 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,500
US 71 B-Washington
FairOver: Ditch
0.7 MI S OF US412 E, Washington, AR
Built 1929 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 28,000
Beechwood Avenue
FairOver: Town Branch
JCT OF 18TH & BEECHWOOD, Washington, AR
Built 1968 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 450
State Highway 244
FairOver: Creek-Washington Co.
0.54 MI E SH 59, Washington, AR
Built 1978 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 350
State Highway 265
FairOver: Ditch - Washington Co.
0.5 Mi. S. Jct. US 412, Washington, AR
Built 2014 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 19,000
LAFAYETTE STREET
FairOver: AR & MO Rail Road
0.47 Mi W Jct US 71B, Washington, AR
Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,200
State Highway 112
FairOver: Town Creek-Washington Co
0.7 MI N JCT 71 540&265, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7,866
South Morningside
FairOver: Town Creek - Wash. Co.
0.23 SO JCT SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,100
East Meadow Street
FairOver: Spring Creek - Wash. Co.
0.44 E US HWY 71, Washington, AR
Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 552
N. Shiloh Street
FairOver: Spring Creek - Wash. Co.
0.1 MI NE HUNTSVILLE ST., Washington, AR
Built 1976 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 666
CO RD 37-F-Wash
FairOver: Muddy Fk. Illinois River
2.1 MI S JCT SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1986 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 890
S. Vanzant Road
FairOver: Whitener Creek-Wash. Co.
2.0 MI WEST SH 303, Washington, AR
Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 432
Bethal Blacktop Rd
FairOver: Illinois River Relief
2.91 M W Farmington, Washington, AR
Built 2008 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,065
N. Wedington Black
FairOver: Moore Cr - Washington Co
4.37 MI NO US 62, Washington, AR
Built 2011 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,214
US 71 B
FairOver: Branch
4.7 MI S BENTON CO LN, Washington, AR
Built 1972 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 32,000
Emma Avenue
FairOver: Spring Creek - Wash. Co.
0.48 MI E JCT US 71-B, Washington, AR
Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 8,600
Porter Road
FairOver: Creek - Washington Co.
.8 MI N SH 16(112 SPUR), Washington, AR
Built 1981 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9,300
US 412 SEC 2
FairOver: Douglas Creek
0.1 MI E BENTON CO LINE, Washington, AR
Built 1994 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20,000
US Highway 71
FairOver: Airport Creek Wash. Co.
0.7 Mi S Jct Hwy 156-5, Washington, AR
Built 2010 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9,200
Kettle Springs Rd.
FairOver: Illinois River-Wash
0.52 MI NW OF SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 167
McKnight Street
FairOver: Branch-Washington Co.
0.6MI SO SH 170, Washington, AR
Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,089
Whitehouse Road
FairOver: Greasy Creek-Wash. Co.
1.8 M. N OF SH 74 WYOLA, Washington, AR
Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 160
State Highway 265
FairOver: Spring Creek
1.85 MI N US412/SH265, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 19,000
Clydesdale Drive
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
0.3 MI WEST OF US 71B, Washington, AR
Built 1999 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 108
Four Corner Road
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
.20 MI W CR 21, Washington, AR
Built 2005 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 754
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